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HC Dinamo Minsk
3:6 (2:1, 0:4, 1:1)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Wednesday 28.11.2012, 18:00 • KHL
     
    60:00
    Game over. (19:22:22)
     
    58:18
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    A powerplay goal for Avtomobilist probably seals the deal! Less than two minutes before the final whistle, EVGENI LAPENKOV finds the back of the net and it looks like the losing streak will be snapped.

    Assisted by Joffrey Lupul and Denis Sokolov.
     
    57:30
    Avtomobilist in full strength now and they take a time-out, too, as Janne Niskala (DIM) is called for high-sticking.
     
    56:40
    Rinne is pulled, Dinamo will try it with an extra attacker.
     
    55:32
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    The lead is cut to two on the two-man-advantage! TIM STAPLETON finds the back of the net and gives his team some hope.

    Assisted by Cory Murphy and Teemu Laine.
     
    55:17
    Dinamo Minsk calls a time-out.
     
    55:17
    Denis Sokolov (YTK) makes matters worse for his team as he's called for hooking.
     
    54:20
    Murphy with a great shot from the blue line, Lobanov prevails.
     
    54:03
    Stanislav Zhmakin (YTK) gets called for slashing.
     
    52:11
    Lopachuk with a shot on the other side, Lobanov stops it.
     
    51:30
    Zhmakin gets in front all by himself, Rinne keeps his team alive.
     
    49:12
    Murphy fires from the right wing, Lobanov makes a stop.
     
    46:50
    A shot by Laine stopped, rebound goes to Stapleton, but Lobanov stays solid.
     
    44:23
    Dinamo is struggling to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
     
    42:35
    Spirko with a pass to Straka who fires, Rinne makes a save.
     
    41:11
    Not much happening early in the third.
     
    40:01
    3rd period began.
     
    The Avtomobilist managed to take the huge lead in the second period scoring on two powerplays and adding two more goals. Dinamo will have to play at their best in the third if they want to come back into this one.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    37:26
    Joffrey Lupul (YTK) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    35:59
    Platt with a shot from the blue line, Lobanov has no problem stopping it.
     
    35:35
    Alexander Streltsov (YTK) gets a two-minute minor for hooking.
     
    35:12
    Karalahti passes the puck to Pivko who fires, Lobanov makes a save.
     
    32:10
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    Another goal for the visiting team! It's a three-goal deficit now as ALEXANDER STRELTSOV finds the back of the net for the second time tonight.

    Assisted by Nikolai Pronin.
     
    30:02
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    It's a two-goal lead for Avtomobilist as they capitalize on the powerplay! JOFFREY LUPUL gives his team a big advantage here in the middle of the second period.

    Assisted by Branislav Mezei and Evgeni Lapenkov.
     
    29:37
    Alexander Kitarov (DIM) is called for roughing, Avtomobilist will have a man-advantage.
     
    29:05
    Tim Stapleton (DIM) gets a ten-minute misconduct.
     
    29:05
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    The Avtomobilist is back in the lead! The powerplay is over, but the recipient of the penalty, VASILI STRELTSOV managed to get the puck into Rinne's net so his team regains the lead.

    Assisted by Fedor Malykhin.
     
    28:20
    A big shot from the blue line by Niskala, goes just wide.
     
    27:40
    Finally the visiting team manages to clear the puck.
     
    27:11
    Krajicek fires a long drive from the blue line, Lobanov makes a save.
     
    26:56
    Vasili Streltsov (YTK) gives Dinamo another powerplay, getting two minutes for boarding.
     
    25:04
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    It's a powerplay goal for the Avtomobilist and the score is tied again! RASTISLAV SPIRKO capitalizes on a man-advantage.

    Assisted by Alexei Simakov and Sergei Gusev.
     
    23:58
    Jere Karalahti (DIM) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
     
    23:22
    Lopachuk found Drozd who fired one Lobanov, good save by the visiting goaltender.
     
    21:43
    Dinamo is in full strength.
     
    20:44
    Avtomobilist on the puck, but unable to reach the offensive zone.
     
    20:01
    2nd period began.
     
    In the first twenty minutes, Dinamo was generally better and the visiting team only had chances on powerplays. However, powerplay lines are difference makers today as Dinamo has converted on two man-advantages so far.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:43
    The pressure ends with a home penalty. Libor Pivko (DIM) is called for delaying the game.
     
    19:20
    Lobanov makes a save after save here late in the first.
     
    17:12
    Dinamo keeps on pressing hard, Lobanov keeping his team down by only one goal.
     
    16:33
    Lobanov is under big pressure, but hangs on.
     
    16:00
    Kulakov got the puck into the zone, but lost it in the corner. However, Platt forced a turnover and went alone on Lobanov, the visiting goaltender denies him.
     
    15:08
    Dinamo is in full strength.
     
    14:46
    Laine in a chance, Lobanov makes a save.
     
    14:07
    Artyom Kryukov (YTK) heads back into the penalty box, this time for hooking.
     
    13:08
    Libor Pivko (DIM) reports to the sin bin for tripping.
     
    11:49
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    Two powerplays, two goals. Perfect PP of the home team gives the Dinamo a come-from-behind lead as JANNE NISKALA finds the back of the net.

    Assisted by Teemu Laine.
     
    10:35
    Artyom Kryukov (YTK) receives two minutes for roughing. Dinamo will have an opportunity to grab the lead.
     
    09:56
    Goal for Dinamo Minsk!
    It's a powerplay goal for the Dinamo Minsk! JOE PAVELSKI finishes a great man-advantage play with Irgl and Pivko to tie things up in the middle of the first.

    Assisted by Zbynek Irgl and Libor Pivko.
     
    09:34
    Alexander Yukseyev (YTK) is called for hooking.
     
    08:48
    Dinamo survived this powerplay.
     
    07:26
    Stas on a shorthanded counter-attack, but his shot misses the net.
     
    06:48
    A penalty is called against Janne Niskala (DIM) for roughing.
     
    06:28
    Niskala had a big chance, but missed the net.
     
    05:30
    Krajicek starts a Dinamo attack.
     
    04:43
    Goal for Avtomobilist!

    The visiting team takes the lead! ALEXANDER STRELTSOV opens the scoring as he beats Rinne after a long pressure.

    Unassisted.
     
    04:01
    The home team is in full strength, but Rinne has to defend his net against a shot of Streltsov.
     
    02:43
    Lupul with the puck in front, Rinne stops him.
     
    02:22
    Pavelski clears the puck.
     
    01:38
    Geoff Platt (DIM) is called for interference.
     
    01:32
    Pivko and Irgl had a chance for the home team, Lobanov makes a couple of saves.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Rinne (Kovalyov) - Karalahti, Niskala, Krajicek, Denisov, Murphy, Chernook, Lopachuk - Stas, Laine, Stapleton - Irgl, Pivko, Pavelski - Kitarov, Platt, Kulakov - Meleshko, Drozd, Khuzeyev.

    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Lobanov (Borodin) - Mezei, Yukseyev, Gusev, Tryamkin, Stupin, Sokolov, Pronin - Lupul, Lapenkov, Kryukov - Spirko, Straka, Simakov - Nemolodyshev, Zhmakin, Malykhin - V. Streltsov, Makeyev, A. Strelstvov.

    Referees: Komarov, Tsiplakov - Kuchava, Novikov..
     
    Two teams from the deeper half meet tonight in the Belarussian capital. The Dinamo Minks haven't won since early November, but managed to collect at least one point in each of its last three games. On the other side, the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg won its last game back in October and is on a fourteen-game losing streak.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Pavelski (Irgl, Pivko), 12. Niskala (Laine), 56. Stapleton (Murphy, Laine) - 5. A. Streltsov, 26. Spirko (Simakov, Gusev), 30. V. Streltsov (Malykhin), 31. Lupul (Mezei, Lapenkov), 33. A. Streltsov (Pronin), 59. Lapenkov (Lupul, Sokolov)

    HC Dinamo Minsk: Rinne (Kovalyov) - Karalahti, Niskala, Krajicek, Denisov, Murphy, Chernook, Lopachuk - Stas, Laine, Stapleton - Irgl, Pivko, Pavelski - Kitarov, Platt, Kulakov - Meleshko, Drozd, Khuzeyev.
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Lobanov (Borodin) - Mezei, Yukseyev, Gusev, Tryamkin, Stupin, Sokolov, Pronin - Lupul, Lapenkov, Kryukov - Spirko, Straka, Simakov - Nemolodyshev, Zhmakin, Malykhin - V. Streltsov, Makeyev, A. Streltsov.
    Referees: Komarov, Tsiplakov - Kuchava, Novikov.